U.S. Defeats El Salvador

AP

Published: September 18, 1989

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Sept. 17—
Hugo Perez, a Salvadoran-born midfielder with American citizenship, scored 16 minutes into the second half today to give the United States a 1-0 victory over El Salvador in a World Cup qualifying game.

The United States (3-1-1), trying to qualify for its first World Cup since 1950, trails second-place Trinidad and Tobago (3-1-3) by 2 points in the North and Central American and Carribean region. The top two teams in the group will advance to the 24-team tournament in Italy next summer.